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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I accept that the Minister is, essentially, responding in the narrow terms of the amendment before us, but she will be aware that our Lordships’ Select Committee looked…30 Jan 2023HANSARDHealth and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister and other noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I should say that I am particularly grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady…25 Jan 2023HANSARDHealth and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023At end insert “but that this House regrets that (1) the consultation on the statutory guidance that will direct NHS England’s handling of the medical data under these Regulations…25 Jan 2023HANSARDHealth and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023My Lords, let me say at once that I support the digital transformation of the NHS and the use of information to enhance patient outcomes. I want to see the NHS move faster in a…25 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I want to lend some support to the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, for raising the issue of parliamentary scrutiny in relation to this clause and Schedule 1. Clause 1 and…25 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, it is good as ever to know that dentistry excites such interest amongst your Lordships. I am very grateful for those noble Lords who are going to take part in what I…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2022That this House regrets that the changes to dental contracts in the National Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/1132) will not have a…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am very grateful to noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. As the Minister mentioned fluoridation, I should just remind the House that I am president of…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum SeekersMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Dubs, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.17 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is a great honour for me to follow my noble friend and to thank her for an extraordinarily moving and well-judged maiden speech. She is one of the bravest politicians…17 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum SeekersIn last month’s debate in the name of the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury, my noble friend Lord Dubs made a very moving speech, where he said: “The refugee…17 Jan 2023HANSARDBanks: Forged Customer SignaturesMy Lords, why are the Government taking so long to produce the promised national fraud strategy? Also, why is less than 1% of police activity concentrated on dealing with…16 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial ServicesMy Lords, the noble Baroness will be aware from our debate yesterday of the real concern about loss of banking facilities for people with disadvantages, and that there is a great…11 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Service Ombudsman for EnglandTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to create a new single Public Service Ombudsman for England (and reserved UK matters) with modernised powers in line with the…10 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Service Ombudsman for EnglandMy Lords, that is a very disappointing response. We have 20 ombudsmen. It is often very confusing for members of the public taking a complaint to find which one applies to them,…10 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to open the Back-Bench debate by thanking the Minister for her opening address and, like her, welcoming the maiden speeches of the noble Lords,…10 Jan 2023HANSARDDentists, Dental Care Professionals, Nurses, Nursing Associates and Midwives (International Registrations) Order 2022My Lords, I first declare an interest as a member of the General Medical Council. I welcome this order and pay tribute to the NMC and the General Dental Council for their work—and…09 Jan 2023HANSARDPrime Minister: Trade UnionsMy Lords, at some point the Government are going to have to find a way out. The Minister’s noble friend has suggested a very elegant way—by asking the review body to review the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS: Agency Doctors and NursesMy Lords, I declare my interest as a member of the GMC. The Minister has referred to the forthcoming workforce plan. Can he assure me that it will actually put numbers on the…14 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawMy Lords, can the noble Baroness confirm that a senior official on the board of the department, at Permanent Secretary or director-general level, was responsible for what…12 Dec 2022